raymondjiii Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 I don't see any special heading to link one - maybe it's the standard linking process? I'm wondering what could be available via the programs getting events from the thermostat to trigger other devices.
hart2hart Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 I don't see any special heading to link one - maybe it's the standard linking process? I'm wondering what could be available via the programs getting events from the thermostat to trigger other devices.Yes, you can link to them. Depending on the version of thermostat, it may require you to query it. Newer versions send updates on more regular basis. I use 2 of them to monitor temperature in basement and media server closet.
raymondjiii Posted May 18, 2022 Author Posted May 18, 2022 Interesting - can you tell me which rev versions have the better feature?
hart2hart Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 I just got into the office. I can look at mine later today. Do you have one now or are looking at one on eBay?If you’re looking for a good thermostat, it falls very short. I’d get Venstar with Node server or NodeLink to get data into the ISY.
oskrypuch Posted May 18, 2022 Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Are these wifi Venstar stats that you are talking about? I have a number of 1700s and 1800s, in operation for many years, but they have the insteon dongles. * Orest Edited May 19, 2022 by oskrypuch
oskrypuch Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, hart2hart said: They are wifi touch screen Venstars. Do you have the model numbers? And you use a PG3 node? * Orest
hart2hart Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 T7900 (3 of them) and I use NodeLink and used Venlink before it. I’m making plans to migrate my PG2 node servers and potentially NodeLink to PG3. Very time constrained now so have to phase it all out.
raymondjiii Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 12 hours ago, hart2hart said: I just got into the office. I can look at mine later today. Do you have one now or are looking at one on eBay? If you’re looking for a good thermostat, it falls very short. I’d get Venstar with Node server or NodeLink to get data into the ISY. I was thinking of buying one. However, I really do like my Honeywell with outdoor humidity sensor. I'm relatively new to the UD world and I have not figured out all of the Node server settings yet. But I thought Polyglot was down until further notice?
raymondjiii Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, raymondjiii said: I was thinking of buying one. However, I really do like my Honeywell with outdoor humidity sensor. I'm relatively new to the UD world and I have not figured out all of the Node server settings yet. But I thought Polyglot was down until further notice? But I would be quite content with getting the temperature (and humidity) data to the ISY via some temperature measuring device that does not control the heat or AC and is powered by a plug and not 24VAC....and then I could keep my Honeywell.
hart2hart Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Model with humidity sensor as UD Mobile snip. Images thermostat next post.
hart2hart Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Thermostat and 24 VAC wall wort to power it. Thermostat is open. There is a flip cover to hide all but LCD display. I bought wall wort and wired it into thermostat terminals. It’s in unfinished basement on back side of wall — not pretty. Lol
MrBill Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 11 hours ago, raymondjiii said: But I thought Polyglot was down until further notice? Only Polyglot Cloud is offline. Polyglot2 and Polyglot3 both run on Polisy and are not offline. 1
Bumbershoot Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 12 hours ago, raymondjiii said: I was thinking of buying one. However, I really do like my Honeywell with outdoor humidity sensor. I'm relatively new to the UD world and I have not figured out all of the Node server settings yet. But I thought Polyglot was down until further notice? The Venstar Colortouch T7900 is working very nicely for me. A couple of things to consider if you're interested in one: the API for the thermostat is local, and there's a PG2 Node server available for it Venstar have remote temperature sensors available -- indoor, outdoor, wired, wireless, etc. there is a cloud service available from Venstar at no charge, if you desire it, but it's not mandatory there's a Nodelink Node server available for it, but Nodelink doesn't run on a Polisy the PG2 Node server doesn't display humidity % or expose humidifier functionality, though it's available in Nodelink @Goose66 is the author of the PG2 Node server, and he's indicated that it's coming to PG3...
Goose66 Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Unfortunately I am selling my house. I think I will be taking the Venstar Colortouch with me (putting back the old Insteon thermostat so they all match), but if I am renting for a while (looking likely), I may not be able to have it available for testing of the conversion. May need to get somebody to help. Similar story for Autelis, MyQ, EnvisaLinkl-DSC, and iAquaLink, I'm afraid. 1
Bumbershoot Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Goose66 said: May need to get somebody to help. You can consider me available to help test with the Venstar, if that's what you're looking for. Python programming isn't in my skill set, unfortunately.
raymondjiii Posted May 20, 2022 Author Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 7:52 AM, hart2hart said: Thermostat and 24 VAC wall wort to power it. Thermostat is open. There is a flip cover to hide all but LCD display. I bought wall wort and wired it into thermostat terminals. It’s in unfinished basement on back side of wall — not pretty. Lol Hey, that's pretty cool. I can't say that I've ever seen a 24VAC wall wart. I'm going to look for one. I picked up a thermostat for a few bucks.
Brian H Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 Venstar made an ACC0436 kit to allow folks with a simple two wire heat only setup. To use one of their programmable units that need a constant power feed. It was a 24VAC 200mA wall wart and a 24VAC coiled relay. So the unit could get power and isolate control for the two wire controls.
hart2hart Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 Hey, that's pretty cool. I can't say that I've ever seen a 24VAC wall wart. I'm going to look for one. I picked up a thermostat for a few bucks. Amazon.com
raymondjiii Posted May 22, 2022 Author Posted May 22, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 7:52 AM, hart2hart said: Thermostat and 24 VAC wall wort to power it. Thermostat is open. There is a flip cover to hide all but LCD display. I bought wall wort and wired it into thermostat terminals. It’s in unfinished basement on back side of wall — not pretty. Lol Is the RF dongle needed as well to get the signals in to the ISY?
hart2hart Posted May 22, 2022 Posted May 22, 2022 Is the RF dongle needed as well to get the signals in to the ISY?It depend on which thermostat. The early thermostats were a Venstar branded with an Insteon dongle plugged in the bottom and as far as I’m aware it was required. There might have been a wifi dongle but I don’t know. The version in my photo had Insteon built in as it was a Smartlabs branded product.
Brian H Posted May 22, 2022 Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) As pointed out. The early models with Insteon support. Used a 2441V Insteon adapter into the Venstar T1700,T1800 and T1900 thermostat. http://cache-m2.smarthome.com/manuals/2441V.pdf. The later ones sold by Smarthome had Insteon signaling installed and had a Insteon style part number. 2441T Thermostat, 27232-232 or 2441ZTH External Insteon thermostat. I also have not seen a Wi-Fi modules for that line of modules. There are some for the more modern models available. I did see a Venstar wireless external temperature module available for that line of thermostats. Edited May 22, 2022 by Brian H Add information
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